Attachment for a hat



Aug. 4, 1959 M. BLAIR 'ATTACHMENTFOR A HAT Filed Feb. 10, 1958* 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. v

R m. 5 .J. m n W M M Aug. 4, 1959 M. E. BLAIR ATTACHMENT FOR A HAT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 10, 1958 DA MR m Wm E E M M X M 2,897,511 ATTACHMENT non A HAT Madeline Esther Blair, Brooklyn, NY. Application February 10, 1958, Serial No. 714,362

2 Claims. (Cl. 2-185) My invention relates to attachments attachable to the inside of a hat, said attachments having both useful and ornamental purposes in connection with the wearing of a hat.

An object of my invention in connection with a womans hat is to provide an attachment easily attachable to the inside of said womans hat, and which is easily detachable when desired by the wearer of the hat, said detachment being accomplished without affecting the shape or contour of the hat in the slightest degree.

Usually a woman. covers only part of her head, leaving a portion of her hair exposed to soften the eifect. The exposed hair of the female wearer is frequently subjected to dust and dirt and thereby presents an untidy appearance. An object of my invention is to obviate this disadvantage.

When the hair of a female wearer has been set in curlpins, and the curls are still wet, the exposed portion of the hair becomes easily zdisarranged, necessitating the use of a hair net underneath the covering in order to hold the curls in place. An object of my invention is to protect the natural hair of a female wearer by covering all the natural hair, yet giving the head a satisfactory appearance by adding simulated hair to the covering.

Another object is to provide a head covering in which the attachment can be quickly and easily removed and replaced by unskilled persons without recourse to cleaner or repairer.

Still another object is to provide means to conceal the natural hair of the wearer when it is improperly groomed, and give the exterior appearance of well groomed hair.

Still another object of my invention is to provide protection for the appearance of the head while the wearer is working and when it is dangerous to leave the head exposed during said work.

Usually the inner portion of the attachment to the hat has stitching, thereby becoming an integral bottom part of the hat, the removal of which requires cutting away of the stitching when it is desired to alter the bottom of the hat. By means of my invention the aforesaid disadvantages are obviated. The removal and the replacement of the attachment is simple, and is accomplished without cutting or affecting the shape of the hat.

An object of my invention is to provide magnetizing means situated inside of the hat and the attachment being conformingly magnetized; when the attachment is brought close to the magnetized portion of the inner hat,

it becomes attracted to the inner hat and is kept taut to the hat. The magnetizing material is preferably of sheet iron or soft steel discs placed in such position on the attachment as to coincide precisely with the magnetizing material inside the hat; the magnetizing material is preferably that which is known as Alnico, which possesses a high magnetic force and is far superior to regular magnetized steel.

In a mans hat, when it is desirable to have readily replaceable attachments for sanitary purposes, the attach- Patented Aug. 4, 1959 ment known as the sweat band can by my invention be easily attachable and detachable inside a mans hat without recourse to stitching or cutting and without using the repairer or cleaner. Usually a mans hat deteriorates on the inside before the exterior portion becomes affected; there may be accumulation of grease, dirt or germs. This unsanitary condition of the hat is easily obivated.

Other objects of my invention will appear in the following description of a practical embodiment thereof.

In the drawing which accompanies and forms part of this specification:

Fig. 1 is a front view of a womans hat;

Fig. 2 is a bottom view section of the hat shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an elongated view of the inner portion of the bottom .of the hat, showing the disc members secured thereto;

Fig. 4 is the detachable attachment showing the hair portion attached thereto;

Fig. 5 is a detailed sectional view of the inner portion member as shown on line 55 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the attachment with hair attached thereto;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the hat shown on line 7-7 of Fig. 1, with hair attached thereto.

Fig. 8 is the bottom view of a mans hat, showing the outer bottom portion slightly fluted at the edge;

Fig. 9 shows the outer portion member attachable to the inside of a mans hat;

Fig. 10 shows the inner attachment of a mans hat;

Fig. 11 is the outer attachment with the magnetizing discs conformingly placed;

Fig. 12 is a sectional view of the inner portion member in a mans hat and secured thereto; 7

Fig. 13 is a sectional view on line 13-13 of the mans hat shown in Fig. 9; and

Fig. 14 is 'a sectional View of the mans hat on the line 1414 of Fig. 8.

Referring now in detail to Fig. 1, this figure represents a womans hat with artificial hair shown in front. To the lower peripheral portion 7, Figure l, of the hat a circumferential inner attachment is secured as shown in 5-5 Fig. 2. This attachment comprises a series of metal magnetizing discs 15 as shown in Fig. 3, which discs are distributed conformingly throughout its entire length to be mated to the discs 16 of the attachment shown in Fig. 4. To this attachment hair 11 is integrally secured. As before stated, the magnetizing material is preferably of sheet iron or soft steel, an example of such material being a metal which is commonly known as Alnico and which possesses high magnetizing force. The hair element 11 associated with the attachment may be of any color and is secured alongside the bottom portion of the attachment Figure 4 by any conventional means, stitching, or by adhesive means. The hair element 11 extends along the bottom edge of the attachment in Figure 4 in such manner as to leave its presence unconcealed, unmarred, and exposed. In Fig. 4 the attachment is shown with the conformingly placed discs 15 and .16; Fig. 5 illustrates the inner portion 10 of the womans hat, and Fig. 6 shows the attachment with the hair secured thereto. In Fig. 7 the attachment is illustrated attached to the inner portion of the hat; Fig. 3 shows discs 15 distributed in a manner to conform to discs 16 shown in Fig. 4 so that when the discs contact in their relatively conforming positions they become attached to one another. In Fig. 8 the bottom view of a mans hat is shown, which shows a slightly fluted edge 17, and in Fig. 9 the outer portion 18 of the attachment is shown. In Fig. 10 is shown the coordinatingly distributed magnetiz- 2,s97,511 J I ing discs 19 which are held by the inner member portion 19 Figure 12 of the mans hat and to which the coinciding disc 20 of the attachment in Fig. 11 are arranged to cooperate. In Fig. 12 the sectional view 19 shows the inner pontion isecured to the hat; and Fig. 13 is a sectional view of outer portion 20 of the attachment to the mans hat 'with magnetizing means secured thereto.

Itis to be understood that the selectivity interchangeable hair pieces may be of different color or of different form and configuration without departing from the spirit of the invention, and that the occasions of using the attachments referred to in the specification and the arrangement of the parts as shown and described are by way of example and not to be construed as limiting the scope of. the invention.

While I have in the above description disclosed what I believe to be a practical embodiment of the invention, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the specific details of construction and arrangement of parts as shown and described are by way of example and not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. In combination with a womans hat having a substantially circular shaped upright band attached at its lower edge to the inside rim of said hat, an attachment for said hat comprising a double thickness band folded back upon itself along the upper edge thereof with ornamental false hair attached to and depending from one of said folds and a plurality of spaced apart magnetizable elements attached to the other one of said folds, said hat having a like plurality of substantially equally spaced apart magnetizing elements attached to the upright band of said hat, said upright band being adapted to extend 4 between the folds of said attachment band with said magnetizable and magnetizing elements in contiguous relation whereby said attachment is held on said hat with said ornamental hair depending therefrom and with the lower ends thereof extending below the rim of said hat. 2. In combination with a hat having a head contacting band on the inside thereof, a plurality of spaced apart magnetizing means secured to the upwardly extending inside band portion of the hat, and a removable attachment to be worn adjacent 'to said lower inside portion, said attachment embodying a downwardly extending fold adapted to overlie said band having a like plurality of substantially equally spaced apart magnetizable means in coincident relation with said magnetizing means of said 'hat band, and means including the magnetic attraction between said magnetizing means and said magnetizable means and said downwardly extending fold of said attachment for holding the same securely in position in and to said hat. 9

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